Christmas Theatre and Concerts
Creative TouristA cultural night out over Christmas doesn’t have to come smothered in festive cheese – though if that’s what you’re after, it’s here too.
Families are, of course, well served, from a brand-new British musical at HOME to an Oscar-winning animated short with a live orchestral soundtrack at the RNCM. The Hallé, meanwhile, goes blockbuster with a Viking adventure and its sweeping score, played live to picture.
There’s plenty for grown-ups, too, with Sondheim’s spectacularly bad decisions, Tchaikovsky’s best-loved opera and a candlelit carol service that reaches beyond the canon.
Some of the best bits won’t cost a penny, either; Aviva Studios is putting on two whole programmes of live music for free. And if all that goodwill starts to get a bit tiresome, there’s an evening of lying, accusing your neighbours and trying not to get eaten by werewolves over in Oldham. Merry Christmas.
